Luke 5

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW JERUSALEM
1 While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.	1 Now it happened that he was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressinground him listening to the word of God,
2 And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.	2 when he caught sight of two boats at the water's edge. The fishermen had got out of them and werewashing their nets.
3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simons, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.	3 He got into one of the boats -- it was Simon's -- and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then hesat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
4 And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."	4 When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, 'Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for acatch.'
5 And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets."	5 Simon replied, 'Master, we worked hard al night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I wil payout the nets.'
6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking,	6 And when they had done this they netted such a huge number of fish that their nets began to tear,
7 they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.	7 so they signal ed to their companions in the other boat to come and help them; when these came, theyfilled both boats to sinking point.
8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."	8 When Simon Peter saw this he fel at the knees of Jesus saying, 'Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.'
9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken;	9 For he and all his companions were completely awestruck at the catch they had made;
10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men."	10 so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. But Jesus said to Simon,'Do not be afraid; from now on it is people you wil be catching.'
11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.	11 Then, bringing their boats back to land they left everything and fol owed him.
12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and besought him, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."	12 Now it happened that Jesus was in one of the towns when suddenly a man appeared, covered with askin-disease. Seeing Jesus he fel on his face and implored him saying, 'Sir, if you are wil ing you can cleanseme.'
13 And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him.	13 He stretched out his hand, and touched him saying, 'I am wil ing. Be cleansed.' At once the skin-disease left him.
14 And he charged him to tell no one; but "go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to the people."	14 He ordered him to tell no one, 'But go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering for yourcleansing just as Moses prescribed, as evidence to them.'
15 But so much the more the report went abroad concerning him; and great multitudes gathered to hear and to be healed of their infirmities.	15 But the news of him kept spreading, and large crowds would gather to hear him and to have theiril nesses cured,
16 But he withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.	16 but he would go off to some deserted place and pray.
17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.	17 Now it happened that he was teaching one day, and Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who hadcome from every vil age in Galilee, from Judaea and from Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of theLord was there so that he should heal.
18 And behold, men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they sought to bring him in and lay him before Jesus;	18 And now some men appeared, bringing on a bed a paralysed man whom they were trying to bring inand lay down in front of him.
19 but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.	19 But as they could find no way of getting the man through the crowd, they went up onto the top of thehouse and lowered him and his stretcher down through the tiles into the middle of the gathering, in front ofJesus.
20 And when he saw their faith he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."	20 Seeing their faith he said, 'My friend, your sins are forgiven you.'
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?"	21 The scribes and the Pharisees began to think this over. 'Who is this man, talking blasphemy? Who butGod alone can forgive sins?'
22 When Jesus perceived their questionings, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts?	22 But Jesus, aware of their thoughts, made them this reply, 'What are these thoughts you have in yourhearts?
23 Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise and walk?	23 Which of these is easier: to say, "Your sins are forgiven you," or to say, "Get up and walk"?
24 But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the man who was paralyzed--"I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home."	24 But to prove to you that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins,' -- he said to theparalysed man-'I order you: get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.'
25 And immediately he rose before them, and took up that on which he lay, and went home, glorifying God.	25 And immediately before their very eyes he got up, picked up what he had been lying on and wenthome praising God.
26 And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen strange things today."	26 They were all astounded and praised God and were fil ed with awe, saying, 'We have seen strangethings today.'
27 After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me."	27 When he went out after this, he noticed a tax collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax office, and saidto him, 'Fol ow me.'
28 And he left everything, and rose and followed him.	28 And leaving everything Levi got up and fol owed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house; and there was a large company of tax collectors and others sitting at table with them.	29 In his honour Levi held a great reception in his house, and with them at table was a large gathering oftax col ectors and others.
30 And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"	30 The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples and said, 'Why do you eat and drink withtax col ectors and sinners?'
31 And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick;	31 Jesus said to them in reply, 'It is not those that are wel who need the doctor, but the sick.
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."	32 I have come to cal not the upright but sinners to repentance.'
33 And they said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."	33 They then said to him, 'John's disciples are always fasting and saying prayers, and the disciples of thePharisees, too, but yours go on eating and drinking.'
34 And Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?	34 Jesus replied, 'Surely you cannot make the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is stillwith them?
35 The days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days."	35 But the time wil come when the bridegroom is taken away from them; then, in those days, they wilfast.'
36 He told them a parable also: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it upon an old garment; if he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.	36 He also told them a parable, 'No one tears a piece from a new cloak to put it on an old cloak;otherwise, not only wil the new one be torn, but the piece taken from the new wil not match the old.
37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.	37 'And nobody puts new wine in old wineskins; otherwise, the new wine wil burst the skins and run towaste, and the skins wil be ruined.
38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.	38 No; new wine must be put in fresh skins.
39 And no one after drinking old wine desires new; for he says, 'The old is good.'"	39 And nobody who has been drinking old wine wants new. "The old is good," he says.'